Quebec Election Kit: Marxist-Leninist Party of Quebec Platform ‘08

by Apathy is Boring — November 25, 2008


Name: Marxist-Leninist Party of Quebec (Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec)
Leader: Pierre Chénier
Official Representative: Josée Larouche

The principle that all people have claims on the society by virtue of being human must be held as the overriding principle of the society, along with gender equality and freedom of conscience and lifestyle.

History:
The Quebec branch of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, this communist political party refused to join the Union des Forces Progressistes and ran candidates in both the 2003 and 2007 Quebec elections.

Key Principles:
“The rights of all citizens and residents by virtue of being human.”
-Creating a society free from social class; making everyone truly equal and valued.
-Increase funding for social programs ( Education, healthcare etc)

Economy:
-Impose a moratorium on debt
-Nationalize all banks/financial institutions
-Increase budget for social programs such as healthcare and education

Politics:
“No Election without Selection”, meaning
-the right to an informed vote, recall, or to initiate legislation
-Members of parliament subordinate to electoral committees, and conducting their affairs through them.

Official Website: www.pmlq.qc.ca

Email: bureau@pmlq.qc.ca

Phone: 514-522-1373

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Aboriginal peoples, Adjournment, Amendment, Back Bencher, Bicameralism, Bill, British North America Act (BNA Act), Budget, Bureaucracy, Cabinet, Cabinet Shuffle, Campaign, Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS), Caucus, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Chief Justice, Closure, Coalition government, Committee of the Whole, Confidence Motion, Constitution, Democracy, Department of National Defence (DND), Dilatory Motion, Dissolution, Division of Powers, Election, Electoral System, Executive, Federation, Filibuster, First Nations, First past the Post, First Reading, Fiscal Imbalance, Fringe Party, Government, Government Bill, Governor General, Hansard, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition (Official Opposition), House of Commons, Ideology, In Camera, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inuit, Joint Committee, Judiciary, Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Committee, Legislative Supremacy, Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, Lobbying,

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Majority Government, Métis, Minister, Ministry, Minority Government, Motion, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Notice of Motion, Notice Paper, Order of Precedence, Order Paper, Paired Vote, Parliamentary Privilege, Party Convention, Party Whip, Point of Order, Political Party, Previous Question, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office (PMO), Private Bill, Private Members' Bill, Privy Council, Proportional Representation, Prorogation, Prorogue, Question Period, Repatriate, Report Stage, Riding, Royal Assent, Second Reading, Seigneurial system, Senate, Senate reform, Session, Sitting, Speaker, Special Committee, Speech from the Throne, Standing Committee, Subcommittee, Supreme Court of Canada, The Notwithstanding Clause, The Privy Council Office, The World Bank (WB), Third Reading, United Nations (UN), Voting, Westminster Model, World Trade Organization (WTO), Written Questions,

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